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Chapter 685: 2010th Cycle's First Day
Kurururung—
Heaven and Earth hum, and chaos recedes.
Beyond it, sothing like a planet cos into view.
That planet is strange. Instead of orbiting around a star, what appears to be a fixed star and a moon revolve around the planet.
It seems to be because so colossal being at the planet's core, possessing an imnse mass, is making the fixed star revolve around itself.
I quietly mutter the na of that world.
"Penglai..."
Also known as the world of Penglai Island.
The place where my master's spirit hall is located.
"It's been a while."
And...
My Senior Brother and nesis.
The world where the Great Mountain Supre Deity Gwak Am dwells is precisely that place.
I look up at the 'black background' behind Penglai.
That black background appears like a massive cross-section of the universe, yet in truth, it is a 'mountain peak' so vast it appears to flatten the universe beneath it.
'There are so many of them...'
Looking closer, the mountain peak is composed of a dark-red Corpse Mountain Blood Sea, but because of its enormity and the distance, it appears black.
And it is not just one black mountain peak.
Dozens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of black mountain peaks are visible, forming what looks like soone's 'belt'.
Above and below that belt is a massive royal insignia, and around that insignia exists a giant dragon robe.
Wearing that dragon robe is a colossal giant god, its entire body covered in Corpse Mountain Blood Seas.
"Is this...the first ti we're eting in our main bodies?"
That's right.
Until now, he and I have only t through clones, projections, split souls, incarnations, and the like.
Not once have we t directly with our main bodies.
Therefore, I can rightfully say that this is my first direct encounter with that impossibly massive mountain divine spirit that exists over there.
The giant god made of a mountain range of darkness slightly lowers its head toward .
Its staggering size seems enough to envelop an entire Heavenly Domain.
'It's a size that reminds of Hyeon Mu's Gandhara... No, no. Compared to that, Hyeon Mu's seems small.'
I am overwheld by its sheer magnitude and click my tongue.
The only ti I've ever seen a mass of this magnitude was when I stood before the presence of the Underworld.
'It's smaller than the Underworld, but outside of the Underworld, there's nothing in the current Mount Suru bigger than that guy...'
While thinking miscellaneous thoughts while gazing at the mountain spirit before —
Tststst—
Suddenly, I glance at the Great Mountain Supre Deity's chest.
Grin—
There, countless traces numbering in the thousands are etched in, and faintly visible among them is the scar from when I shattered the Annihilation Advancent Mu with my last Sword God Dance.
'The scar is faint since the main body's mass is so far beyond standard, but still...'
There is undoubtedly a wound.
And besides that wound, there are thousands of other marks.
'Those are traces I left behind during the previous cycles.'
My Sword God Dance transcends spaceti.
That's why, even with regression, the scars remain.
"How's the taste of my blade, Senior Brother? By the way, I showed the taste of a blade to a mountain divine spirit, so shouldn't there at least be a gold sword or silver sword in return?"
It's when I look up at the Great Mountain Supre Deity and say this.
: : After all that ti spent toying with ti, is this all that you've achieved? : :
"...!"
I flinch in surprise, then quickly realize the aning.
"...Yeah, I suppose you noticed. Since when?"
: : You spout idiocy. Didn't the Underworld tell you that those of Heavenly Venerable rank already perceived your mantra? : :
"...What?"
But at the next words from Great Mountain, I can't help but make a face like I've just taken a punch.
: : The mont my future self intervened, all those of Heavenly Venerable rank, including myself, already noticed. The Underworld must've told you. Then again, a dull thing like you wouldn't rember that. : :
"...!"
I can't help but recoil in shock at those words.
"A-Among the Heavenly Venerable rank that the Underworld said had noticed...you—"
: : If it were only the Heavenly Venerables who noticed, they would have said clearly, 'Heavenly Venerables and Heavenly Kings'. But since I'm included, they must've said 'Heavenly Venerable rank'. Am I really dealing with such a dull fool that I need to explain this myself? : :
"Wh-What do you..."
I reel from the confusing words of the Great Mountain Supre Deity, but I suddenly recall sothing that catches my attention.
"Wait. There's sothing I'm curious about. What do you an, [future you]? You said the [future you] interfered? How do you know that? How exactly did he interfere!?"
That 'deer'...
Don't tell ...is he saying that was the Great Mountain Supre Deity?
: : Kukuk... There's no reason to tell soone like you. But one thing is certain. : :
The Great Mountain Supre Deity looks down at mockingly.
: : In the future, you lose to . I absorb everything of yours, even that so-called mighty mantra that interferes with spaceti. I master it more perfectly than you, and use it to send a ssenger from the future into the past. That is...the true identity of the 'deer' you've been seeing all this ti, and the proof that my victory is already assured. : :
He extends a hand toward .
: : O pitiful Ender. Stop clinging to the delusion that you're my master's disciple. Abandon the illusion that you can stand against ...and kneel before and obediently beg. Then, though I may absorb all your power, I shall allow your personality to reincarnate in Penglai Island and grant you eternal life. The future is already decided. : :
The Great Mountain Supre Deity's arrogant gaze bears down on .
: : I am the victor. In this world, fate is real, and that fate is an existence that resolves even the paradoxes and contradictions of ti. As long as the future where the 'future ' completely suppresses the future you exists, you will never be able to win against . Accept fate, and submit to . For I shall defeat the Future King and release even the fate binding all you Enders...so entrust all your worries and anguish to . : :
"..."
I lower my head before the Great Mountain Supre Deity's voice.
And after a while, I respond slowly.
"...First, I want to ask why, even after realizing my secret all that ti ago, you've continued this tedious repetition until now. You couldn't have not realized that your repeated use of Annihilation Advancent Mu has been the greatest stepping stone for my cultivation."
After all, if he really detected my regression that quickly, he could've simply killed before I ever reached Great Net Immortal.
Even if he had left Mount Suru, he had more than enough power to do that.
So then, why hasn't he crushed until now?
: : In front of Master's spirit hall...I swore I'd fight you after you climbed up properly. That is all. : :
That, at least, seems to be sincere.
It's because of that oath he made in front of Master's spirit hall that he has been allowing to grow until now.
"...Thank you. During all those long repetitions...just like the other Heavenly Venerables, you must have maintained your awareness throughout..."
: : For those at my eye level, ti is no more than distance. : :
I understand what he ans.
Ti and space are one.
That's why the Great Mountain Supre Deity endured this endless span with , experiencing it simply as a slight shift in distance.
'Ti no longer holds aning for either.'
Cultivating through pouring in ti now ans little.
To , ti is now rely another word for distance.
: : I don't need your thanks. Thank only Master's honor. It was for his honor's sake that I refrained from killing you, and gave you the cultivation necessary to earn even the minimum qualifications to face . : :
"Right. I am thankful for him too. No, I've always been grateful."
: : Good. But...there's no need for that anymore. You now possess the minimum qualifications to stand before . There's no longer any reason for to hold back. : :
Kugugugugugu—
The Great Mountain Supre Deity begins to rise from his seat.
The flow of chaos where he had been sitting trembles, and a terrifying wave of energy pushes back the surrounding chaos.
A Heavenly Domain forms in an instant, spreading outward.
: : Now then. If you won't kneel, co at . I will show no more hesitation, no more rcy. I will seize you, dissolve you into my Corpse Mountain Blood Sea, steal your mantra, and reach the end of all stories. : :
A being that creates a universe in an instant through sheer will alone.
That is the being standing before , the Great Mountain Supre Deity.
And as I face him, I smile.
"Sorry, but let's stop here for today. A true battle between us cos next ti."
: : How foolish. You cannot escape. : :
Kuuuuuuung!
An imnse attraction force begins to gather around the Great Mountain Supre Deity.
An attraction force powerful enough to be reminiscent of the Swallowing Heaven Supre Deity arises centered around him, and begins to pull in along with the newly-created Heavenly Domain.
The newly ford Heavenly Domain compresses again, and as I enter it, I begin to be pulled toward him.
Hwoooong—
I hurl the Flower Soul Filling the Heavens, where Kim Yeon and Oh Hye-seo are in, even farther away from the Great Mountain Supre Deity, then smile.
"I'm not running away."
I begin to disassemble my body.
My body begins to scatter, turning into paper flowers of light.
"For I...am now everywhere."
The peak of Heavenly Escape.
The thod of traveling through the domain of purity to move anywhere, just like Hyeon Mu.
It is the thod of montarily assimilating oneself with the domain of purity, then activating one's principle at the desired location to erge from the assimilated domain.
And now, that thod is possible for as well.
For I too...
Just like Hyeon Mu, have scattered myself across the world.
I have scattered myself, beco a system, overlaid the domain of purity, and stepped one foot into Martial Pinnacle.
The domain of chaos doesn't an that the planes of Qi, Soul, and Fate don't exist. It ans they are all intermixed and entangled.
Therefore, even in this Outer Sea, the domain of purity exists.
After all, when Hyeon Mu incarnated before us, it was also through that domain.
Chwararararak!
I scatter in the sa way as Hyeon Mu and smile.
"Try to catch all you want. For as I am now...unless you devour the entire world, you won't be able to."
: : ...Kukuk... : :
I begin to escape from the attraction force of the Great Mountain Supre Deity, scattering before his eyes.
The Great Mountain Supre Deity throws his head back and bursts into wild laughter.
: : Kuhahahahaha!! Hyeon Mu may have moved anywhere through the principle of emptiness, but do you think you can do the sa? You cannot imitate Hyeon Mu. You will lose yourself in the domain of purity and eventually reverse ti to once again appear before ... : :
"Yeah. This thod is undoubtedly dangerous."
A dangerous movent technique that risks completely losing oneself, blending with the world and vanishing entirely.
However...
"As long as there are those who call for , I will never die."
: : rely calling you requires imnse thought. Do you think the re thought of a single Sword Spear Heavenly Lord will suffice? : :
"...Who knows? We will see. After all, there are many who want to call for ."
I look at the Great Mountain Supre Deity.
I see the countless beings embedded within him, suffering.
And I smile.
"For unlike you, I have many friends, not slaves."
With those final words, I scatter once again into the world.
By receiving Ji Hwa's heart, I regained my reason as I was transforming into a 'law' itself, and placed one foot at the ultimate of Martial Arts.
If I scatter that reason again, it'll require even more earnest wishes to recover myself, but it doesn't matter.
'There are many...who will call for .'
The Great Mountain Supre Deity truly is remarkable.
He noticed in an instant that I have created a new cultivation system, and imdiately recognized Ji Hwa as its greatest practitioner.
But even he doesn't know one thing.
'Those who share a connection with , who hold dear...'
Each has blood their own flower within.
And those flowers are all voices calling out to .
'From everyone...I can feel at least one paper flower each.'
I have now beco a law in and of myself.
Therefore, every heart that thinks of becos a cultivation under my command.
Thus,
I will not die.
Never!
Rembering this, I begin to listen to the countless voices calling out to .
Among them, the loudest voice starts to reach .
It is Jeon Myeong-hoon's.
"Seo Eun-hyun...when is he coming back?"
Jeon Myeong-hoon grits his teeth.
It's already been 90,000 years since Seo Eun-hyun went out to the Outer Sea.
In that ti, Jeon Myeong-hoon has advanced all the way to the peak of Great Net Immortal, and his authority as an Ender has been honed to the utmost.
Yet, even in such a powerful state, he remains endlessly anxious.
"Hurry up...Seo Eun-hyun."
Lately, for so reason, the state of the Governing Immortals have beco strange.
The Naming Supre Deity and the Liberation Supre Deity suddenly retreated into seclusion, and the Swallowing Heaven Supre Deity, 'in a single instant', transford into an Immortal Treasure by Seo Eun-hyun's subordinates.
Even the Eastern Heaven Flower Field, where the Sal Tree Heavenly Venerable resides, expelled all the Immortal Seats inside and sealed itself off.
White-Winged Heavenly Pegasus, the direct apostle and Immortal Treasure of the Sal Tree Heavenly Venerable, keeps knocking on the door from outside the Eastern Heaven Flower Field, but it seems to be of little effect.
'Damn it...'
But the movent that troubles Jeon Myeong-hoon the most is none other than the prison where the Heavenly Punishnt Supre Deity is sealed.
It is the movent of the Horse Ear Heavenly Domain.
'Heavenly Punishnt Supre Deity...!'
Jeon Myeong-hoon senses it clearly.
He too has climbed the Immortal Dao of the Supre Deity he seeks, just like Seo Eun-hyun, so he understands what state the Heavenly Punishnt Supre Deity is in.
Just as the Swallowing Heaven Supre Deity suddenly transford into an Immortal Treasure.
Just as the Liberation and Naming Supre Deities suddenly retreated into seclusion.
Likewise, the Heavenly Punishnt Supre Deity, at so point, acquired [sothing].
And from what Jeon Myeong-hoon feels, that [sothing] obtained by the Heavenly Punishnt Supre Deity is extrely dangerous.
It is sothing that must never be left alone.
'Seo Eun-hyun! When are you coming back!? Don't tell this life too is just another life thrown away...'
It is as he thinks this, while cultivating in the Twin Holding Heavenly Domain.
Paaatt!
"...!"
Jeon Myeong-hoon flinches in surprise at the presence that suddenly appears behind him, and erupts with lightning.
"Y-You're...!"
That being is a silver-white giant god made of light.
It is the Fifth Seat of the Radiance Eight Immortals, the Sword Spear Heavenly Lord.
'One of the Heavenly Lords of Radiance Hall, said to be on the level of Governing Immortals...! Even with the Underworld's protection, I have to escape...'
But the mont he makes that decision, his entire body is pierced with swords of light and is smashed into a star.
Kugwaaang!
"Kuaaaaaaaagh!"
Jeon Myeong-hoon screams in agony, and the nearby galaxy is entirely engulfed in lightning.
The Sword Spear Heavenly Lord looks at Jeon Myeong-hoon and speaks softly.
[Don't be dramatic, comrade of Seo Eun-hyun.]
"Kurgh...! Radiance Hall...! But we should be under the Underworld's protection..."
[Shhh.]
"...!"
Jeon Myeong-hoon shuts his mouth at the presence of the Sword Spear Heavenly Lord, who now suddenly stands right before him with a finger to her lips.
'Ahh, it's overwhelming...'
Then, the Sword Spear Heavenly Lord opens her mouth.
[Aren't you curious why the Underworld doesn't stop , even after I attacked you?]
"Wh-What! Don't tell they abandoned—"
[It's because I'm now on your side.]
"...Huh?"
The Sword Spear Heavenly Lord looks down at Jeon Myeong-hoon and continues.
[I too have decided to beco a friend of Seo Eun-hyun. So, with the aning of having beco Seo Eun-hyun's friend, I've co to tell you sothing.]
"Tell sothing...?"
Perhaps she thinks Jeon Myeong-hoon is prepared to hear it.
The Sword Spear Heavenly Lord, Ji Hwa, at last reveals a shocking truth to him.
[The Heavenly Punishnt Supre Deity Do Gon has regained their old mories and reacquired the lightbulb. Soon...they will be released.]
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